UNDP Jobs - 55230- Recruitment of International Individual Consultant

Recruitment of International Individual Consultant for Documenting the Best Practices GEF Projects

Location :

Addis Ababa, with short travel outside Addis Ababa, ETHIOPIA

Type of Contract :

Individual Contract

Starting Date :

Application Deadline :

10-Apr-15 (Midnight New York, USA)

Post Level :

International Consultant

Duration of Initial Contract :

60 calender Days

Languages Required :

English

Expected Duration of Assignment :

60 calender Days

UNDP is committed to achieving workforce diversity in terms of gender, nationality and culture. Individuals from minority groups, indigenous groups and persons with disabilities are equally encouraged to apply. All applications will be treated with the strictest confidence. UNDP does not tolerate sexual exploitation and abuse, any kind of harassment, including sexual harassment, and discrimination. All selected candidates will, therefore, undergo rigorous reference and background checks.

Background

The United Nations Development Programme (UNDP) Ethiopia Country Office is strengthening its engagement in implementing the Global Environment Facility (GEF) financed projects being as key implementing agent in the country. Currently the office is managing five projects with seven implementing partners i.e., Ethiopian Wildlife Conservation Authority (EWCA), Ethiopian Biodiversity Institute (EBI), Ministry of Environment and Forest (MoEF), Disaster Risk Management and Food Security Sector of the Ministry of Agriculture (DRMFSS), National Meteorological Agency (NMA) and Ministry of Water Energy and Irrigation MoWIE

The Country Office is strengthening its engagement that focus on climate change adaptation and mitigation, biodiversity, ecosystem, protected areas management, climate information and early warning system, and related issues. As a knowledge organization, it hopes to upscale its contribution and impact on the policy dialogue in order to help ensure that Ethiopia is best informed on the opportunities and challenges open to the country in order to mitigate and adapt to climate change and meet its Climate Resilience Green Development vision.

To develop and pilot a range of effective community level adaptation and mitigation, mainstreaming agro-biodiversity, sustainable development of protected areas and early warning.

This assignment is therefore, required to document the ongoing and recently closed projects successful practices which can be replicated and or up scaled outside the pilot areas or in other areas within and outside Ethiopia and for global lessons and experience sharing.

Duties and Responsibilities

The main objective of the study is:

To assist the UNDP country office to collect and document the achievements of its five GEF financed programmes/projects : the Sustainable Development of Protected Area (SDPA), Promoting Autonomous Adaptation at the Community level (PAA), Mainstreaming Agro-Biodiversity (MAB), Strengthening Climate Information and Early Warning Systems (CIEWS) and the Coping With Drought and Climate Change (CWD); and document best practices which can be replicated and or up scaled outside the pilot areas or in other areas within and outside Ethiopia and for global lessons and experience sharing.

The documentation work will:

Conduct desk reviews of relevant documents and interview, focused group discussion with UNDP Country office and implementing partners of each projects;
Conduct site visits, interview, focused group discussion with beneficiary communities and relevant government officials at the project sites to synthesize and document project best practices;
Document the projects best practices and synthesis of programme progress to be replicated and or up scaled outside the pilot districts or in other areas within and outside Ethiopia and for global lessons and experience sharing;
Prepare at least 10(two for each project) short “story telling” article by interviewing sample project beneficiaries.

Competencies

Functional Competencies:

Excellent communications and networking skills and the ability to work in a team;
Strong interpersonal and negotiating skills;
Ability to work in a multicultural environment;
Sound judgment and discretion;
Proven ability to write in a clear and concise manner and communicate orally; and field experience particularly in Africa;
Proven ability to meet strict deadlines;
Excellent written and verbal communication skills (oral, written and presentation) in English.

Compliance of the UN Core Values:

Demonstrates integrity by modelling the UN’s values and ethical standards;
Promotes the vision, mission, and strategic goals of UNDP;
Displays cultural, gender, religion, race, nationality and age sensitivity and adaptability;
Treats all people fairly without favouritism;
Fulfils all obligations to gender sensitivity and zero tolerance for sexual harassment.

Required Skills and Experience

Education:

Master’s Degree or equivalent in Agricultural Economics, Ecology, Natural Resources or Environment Management, Natural or Environment Sciences, or development studies with environment specialization.

Experiences:

At least seven years working experience developmental communication, documenting synthesized storytelling and documenting best practices;
Proven experience in assessment studies and excellent knowledge of documenting project best practices, programme design;
research, policy analysis, policy brief and synthesis;
Able to provide/submit evidence of her/his research or analytical products/sample;
Computer skills: full command of Microsoft applications (word, excel, PowerPoint) and common internet applications will be required.

Language:

Excellent knowledge of English, including the ability to set out a coherent argument in presentations and group interactions.

Application Instruction:

Follow the following link: http://procurement-notices.undp.org/view_notice.cfm?notice_id=21443
Download both TOR and Procurement Notice from the above link;
Submit your application according to instruction given on the TOR and Procurement Notice.

Documents Required:

Technical Proposals in pdf;
Financial Proposals in pdf.

Note:

Those candidates who have not submitted technical and financial proposals through secured email procurement.et@undp.org will not be considered for this consultancy services.